Vital Records, Otsego (1808), Chenango (1879) Counties, NY

 Otsego Herald, Cooperstown, NY, February 6, 1868

News Item

Run away from the subscriber living on the Otego Creek [Otsego Co. NY], an apprentice boy, named Abner Mack, aged about thirteen years.  Whoever will return said boy to his master shall receive six cents reward and no charges.  All persons are hereby forbid trusting or harboring him on the penalty of the law.  Randal Wells, Hartwick [Otsego Co. NY] Jan. 27, 1808

Otsego Herald, Cooperstown, NY, February 13, 1808

Marriage

Married At Kinderhook [Columbia Co. NY], Mer Augustus Wynkoop merchant of New York to Miss Ann Maria Sylvester, daughter of Judge Sylvester of the former place.

Otsego Herald, Cooperstown, NY, February 20, 1808

Elopement

Whereas my wife Abigail [Hazard] eloped from my bed and board the twenty-third day of September 1807 for reasons unknown, I therefore forbid any person harboring or trusting her on my account, for I shall refuse paying any debts of her contracting after this date.  Evins Hazard Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] Feb. 13, 1808

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, November 20, 1879

Marriages

WILLIAMS - McPHERSON:  At the residence of Frank Williams in Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] November 18th, by Rev. E. Hayard Smith, Mr. George Williams of Guilford [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Isabel McPherson of East Guilford.

LOOMIS - BROWN:  At Wood's Corners, Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] Nov. 19th, by Rev. J.O, Mr. James M. Loomis of Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Della A. Brown of the former place.

BROOKS - FELTON:  At the parsonage in East Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY] Nov. 12th, by Rev. H.W.H. Watkins, Mr. William H . Brooks to Miss Carrie E. Felton all of East Pharsalia.

LEMLEY - SERGENT:  In South New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY] Nov. 11th, by Rev. Walter Scott Mr. Robert J. Lemley of Gilbertsville [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss Flora Sargent of the former place.

WOODWARD - ESTERBROOK:  In Nineveh [Broome Co. NY] Nov. 5th, by Rev. W.H. Sawtello, Mr. Commodore Woodward to Miss Minnie A. Esterbrook all of Afton [Chenango Co. NY].

WYNN - SWANCOTT:  At the house of the officiating clergyman in Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY] Nov. 17th, by Rev. G.R. Foster, Mr. Charles T. Wynn of Lebanon [Madison Co. NY] to Miss Catharine Swancott of Brookfield, Madison Co. [NY].

SMITH - REINISCH:  In Newark, N.J., Nov. 12th, Mr. Samuel A. Smith formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Ada M. Reinisch all of Newark.

Deaths

GIBSON:  In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] Nov. 16th, Mr. Robert Gibson aged 73 years.

FOWLER:  In Coventry [Chenango Co. NY] Nov. 9th, Mr. John Fowler aged 83 years.

ALEXANDER:  In Greene [Chenango Co. NY] Nov. 8th, Mr. Orlo Alexander aged 67 years.

LILLY:  In Guilford [Chenango Co. NY] Nov. 9th, Ella J. [Lilly] wife of Alonzo L. Lilly and daughter of Thomas P. and L.M. Hicks, aged 25 years.

WILCOX:  In Sangerfield [Oneida Co. NY], Nov. 4thn, Emma [Wilcox] wife of Herbert Wilcox and youngest daughter of James and Thankful Wescott of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] aged 27 years and 17 days.